Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetranitrate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: tetran-i-trate
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound containing four nitrate groups

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- French nitratebor. English nitrate English tetranitrate From tetra- + nitrate.

Inflected Forms

tetranitrates (plural)

Phrases

pentaerythritol tetranitrate triplatin tetranitrate

Questions

What does tetranitrate mean?: Any compound containing four nitrate groups
Where does tetranitrate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- French nitratebor. English nitrate English tetranitrate From tetra- + nitrate.

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